Impaired Driving Charges in Kenora

Impaired driving continues to be an ongoing issue in the city.

O.P.P say 2 people were charged in separate incidents in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Police say 42 year old Hassan Mohamed of Kenora was charged with exceeding the legal limit, while 50 year old Dennis Halverson of Rat Portage was charged with impaired driving.

Both will answer to the charges on April 11.

MNR Issue Fines for Fishing Violations

A Winnipeg man has been fined for fishing violations on Shoal Lake.

In court last week, the Ministry of Natural Resources say they found Ryan Jeron Smith using live bait which is prohibited on the lake, and that he was in possession of a walleye which is in a closed season.

Smith was also found to be fishing without a licence.

The MNR has fined Smith a total of 950 dollars.

Higher Then Expected Cost to Fix City Hall Roof

Its going to cost a lot of money to keep the mayor's office at City Hall dry.

The cost to replace the heritage roof at city hall has been estimated at over 500 thousand dollars.

Facilities manager John Nabb says there are only a few contractors who are actually capable of doing the project.

City council has agreed to go ahead with the project, even though it will have to come up with the lion's share of the money.

The federal government has agreed to provide 200 thousand dollars in funding.

MPP Sarah Campbell Against Declawing of Cats

Kenora-Rainy River MPP Sarah Campbell is supporting a petition to ban the declawing of cats.

The petition has been spearheaded by Camille Cox from the Second Chance Pet Network.

Campbell read the document at Queens Park last week.

Campbell notes declawing a cat takes away their natural defense and leaves them helpless.

The petition has gathered around 600 signatures.

Bob Stewart Million Dollar Draw to the Button Contest

Bob Stewart from Longbow Lake got his chance to be a national curler last night during the Brier final in Edmonton.

Stewart was the selected contestant in the Capital One Million Dollar Button contest.

Unfortunately, Stewart was unable to draw to the button on to win the million dollar prize, but he did walk away with 5-thousand.

Stewart says the contest that saw him compete at the Scotties and the Brier was an unbelievable experience.

Lakehead University Law School Offers New Aboriginal Course

Lakehead University's Law School is hoping they've pleased the students that are staging a sit-in outside the presidents office, as well as the Nishnawbe-Aski Nation.

The school is offering a new course called Aboriginal Perspectives that will be a mandatory half credit component to their first year.

Spokesperson Rod Handley hopes things can move forward in a positive manner.

The course complements the already existing Native Canadian World Views & Law, which was previously approved by Lakehead University Senate.

Paul Elliot to Lead OSSTF

The new leader of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation of Ontario is from Fort Frances.

Paul Elliott was voted to lead the 60-thousand member union in Toronto yesterday.

Elliott, a teacher from Fort Frances High School, was first elected to the Provincial Executive as Executive Officer in 2005, and is a former Vice-President three times.

Sue Doughty-Smith, an Educational Assistant from Thunder Bay, will serve as Executive Officer for the upcoming term.

Senior Thistles Defeat Thunder

Redemption for the Kenora Triple "A" Senior Thistles.

The Thistles overcame a 3-1 deficit to earn their first victory of the year over the Southeast Prairie Thunder.

Ross Johnson scored 2 third period goals giving Kenora the game winner with under 3 minutes remaining.

Coach Brian Olson says he was happy with the play of both his goaltenders.

The Thistles will play a road game against the Thunder next weekend as the final tune up for the Renwick Cup.